Chapter 543: Traveling to the Old City Alone
Three of my film directors Robert called Yunluo, and Koala had to end her trip depressedly and took a plane back to Paris, France early. As for Yunluo, she was not in a hurry. Because of Yunluo's acting skills, all she left was the scenes of the night, which was also the key to Robert's wandering around.
Koala is one of the three heroines. The other two heroines have finished filming all the scenes and have left Paris. However, the little princess still has not finished filming the scenes of the hero. From this we can see that Koala's acting skills are really lacking. In order to make the movie complete as scheduled, director Robert had to summon Koala back.
Yunluo got up one morning alone and drove to Paris early. Because the guide said that it was not very safe to have a subway too early or too late, Yunluo decided to take a taxi to the train station. Fortunately, it was not too far away. The train from Belgium to France arrived at the station in an hour and a half. When he got on the train, Yunluo put the box and then tried to put Yunluo's big backpack on the bag holder.
Suddenly, his hand lightened. Zhi saw a very tall and strong black brother with headphones holding a basketball with one hand, helping Yunluo put up his backpack that was almost crushed by Yunluo. Yunluo was surprised and thanked him repeatedly. He just nodded silently, saying nothing all the way, and the car arrived at the station not long after.
The black brothers got up first, but before they could take their luggage, they took Yun Luo's backpack and put it on the table. All Yun Luo could do was thank you continuously, but they had a different impression of the black brothers in France.
After getting off the train, the Paris North Station was crowded with people. Yun Luo made an appointment in front of a small stall with taxi. It is said that French taxis can rarely be stopped at will, and most of them have to call or make an appointment at a designated location. Later, Yun Luo learned that he was not the driver and asked Yun Luo to follow him.
Yunluo dragged the box, carrying a large travel bag and a carry-on backpack. It was difficult to walk, but the driver walked faster and faster. Finally, Yunluo had to run. At this moment, a very tall, blond man wearing a beige windbreaker asked Yunluo loudly in English. "Is the person in front of him a taxi driver?"
Yun Luo nodded, confused, and saw the man quickly walking to the front and shouting a few words of French at the driver in French. The driver immediately turned around and reached out to take Yun Luo's trolley case, while the blonde man had already walked very far away.
Then he took Yunluo into a taxi. To Yunluo's surprise, the driver was not him, but another old man. He sat in the passenger seat and admired the buildings in Paris. However, he did not see that he was more exquisite and quaint than Belgium. In the middle, we passed the famous Galeries Lafayette and the Arc de Triomphe.
The "driver" got off the car and said that he was taking him a while. However, when Yun Luo got off the car, the "driver" at the train station looked at Yun Luo's address. The estimated taxi price was only about 20 euros, but now the dial on the taxi shows that it costs 27 euros, so Yun Luo still paid the money.
After checking the map, I found out that in order to take the fake driver, I took a long way to go. Yunluo paid for this road. Next, Yunluo had to mention the hotel where Yunluo stayed. Yunluo had the second impression of Paris. This hotel accounted for the majority. Perhaps the two things that surprised Yunluo in Paris were the two most. Yunluo would definitely say that one was the Louvre and the other was this hotel.
Yunluo had to disrupt the narrative order. He explained the reason why Yunluo was so profound that the hotel was so impressive. The satisfying thing was that although the room was very small, it had a place to store luggage and a small desk, and it was cleaned up, with floor-to-ceiling windows and windowsills that could be opened. This made people have a romantic imagination.
Just like, such a French balcony bay window is really lovely. If there were a few more pots of small flowers, even if the room might not be a stunning beauty, it would make people have inexplicable expectations for such a face poked out of the windowsill. Yun Luo just wanted to stay alone for a few days, and it would be difficult to live by Xiangchu Junko and Koala.
The bathing facilities are quite clean, but the shower room is extremely small, and there is a shower curtain hanging. As long as people stand in the shower room to take a shower, it is difficult to turn around, and the shower curtains will be stuck to their bodies because the place is too small.
But what influenced Yunluo the most influential hotel was definitely his service. When he walked to the door, the hotel was covered with the famous brand of Jinjiang Inn, which really made Yunluo eat a pound. Later, he found a Chinese map supported by the Chinese community in the hotel. Most attractions were marked with Chinese names, which was indeed much more convenient.
However, there is also a big disadvantage, because the streets of Paris are too complicated and the Chinese scenic spot name is very large, so any road names and exact road conditions around the scenic spots are likely to be covered by the Chinese names of the scenic spots.
When Yunluo arrived at the hotel it was 11 noon. He had heard that French people were not good at English, so he definitely had a deep understanding this time. The front desk was a fat and older woman. I heard that Yunluo was here to check in, so he said Yunluo had come early, and then said a number in a very French accent. Yunluo didn't hear it clearly for a while.
She beat Zhong 2. In order to confirm that Yun Luo asked her in English if she could check in at 2 pm? She said yes, and then gave Yun Luo a key to the luggage room and asked Yun Luo to go to the luggage room to store the luggage room himself.
The luggage room and the hall were separated by two doors. There was a narrow aisle between the two doors, and the springs of the door were very tight. Yun Luo dragged the box and carried the bag. He struggled to open a door, then opened a door and put the box in. There was no waiter in the middle to help. When Yun Luo was sweating profusely.
A new customer came from behind to store his luggage. Yunluo pushed the box and put his bag on the door, but saw the relatively large front desk coming over and shouting a few words at Yunluo. To be honest, Yunluo understood it, but he still looked at her with confusion.
Then she looked at Yun Luo with an idiot's look. However, the passenger behind her spoke out, saying that her intention was to let you put it on as soon as possible. Yun Luo put the luggage as fast as possible, handed over the luggage room to the passenger and greeted him.
The hotel has always had a large flow of people, not far from the Eiffel Tower, and can be reached in a 15-minute walk. It is considered to be a residential area in downtown Paris, which is not a wealthy one.
Please inform the front desk if you have any needs, and the front desk will always say you can go to the supermarket next door to buy it. After several weeks of Western diet baptism, Yunluo actually bought instant noodles in a small supermarket in Paris, and was happy to enjoy it in the room. But the problem arises, the Paris hotel does not provide a kettle for boiling hot water.
There is absolutely no possibility of soaking it in bath water. Yun Luo went downstairs and wanted to ask if the hotel could provide hot water, so the following scenario came into being.
"Hello sir, how can I get hot water?" said the front desk guy who was right.
"Oh, then you have to ask the front desk for it," the front desk guy said that he continued to sit on the chair without any intention of moving.
"Oh, I'm afraid I'll need some hot water now,"
The young man then got up and helped Yunluo cook hot water. When the female front desk saw it, she asked Yunluo if there was a container for hot water? Yunluo shook her head and said no. "Oh, that's not possible. Go to the supermarket over there to buy it." Yunluo was a little strange at that time, because the ground floor of this hotel was a restaurant.
The cabinet at the front desk of this woman is filled with dishes and dishes. Why do you have to buy one at the supermarket just to get a bowl of hot water?
"Then you can borrow the pot, just go upstairs in 5 minutes and send it down immediately." After hearing this, the female front desk of the large tonnage did not express her opinion and left. Yunluo thought she had agreed.
The front desk guy cooked the hot water and ran out to ask Yunluo if there was anything to take the hot water. Yunluo shook his head and said that Yunluo would borrow a pot for 5 minutes. When he was returning it immediately, the female front desk girl suddenly came out and said loudly that no, Yunluo had to buy a container. This pot is for all the tourists in the hotel. You cannot be taken upstairs.
This is a story about a bowl of hot water and French service. The poster printed in the narrow elevator of this hotel is like this. If you have any needs, please contact the front desk. Every time Yunluo contacts the front desk, the front desk will always answer, please go to the supermarket there to buy it.
Another thing worth mentioning is the hotel's car rental service. The front desk service sign states that the hotel is for rent and reservations. The total fee is 26 euros to go to the airport. When booking, you need to pay the hotel 8 euros. After getting on the bus and arriving at the airport, you will pay the driver 18 euros. That is actually very obvious. The hotel just calls to book a taxi.
The charge was nearly 70 yuan, and the driver who came to pick us up at the airport that day was Chinese and he was quick-witted. However, the one was not for rent, but a business bus. When Yunluo got on the bus.
There were two young blonde couples sitting in the car, and then the driver turned to another hotel to pick up a Korean couple and another young foreigner. The car was already full of crowds. If Yun Luo remembered the arrogance of the master's uncle, then the service attitude and service purpose of this hotel really shocked Yun Luo.
When I talk about it, I can’t help but savor the service of the French. Perhaps Yunluo is similar to the experiences of many Chinese people. The service attitude of many French locals is not only not bad, but even a bit arrogant. No wonder when European friends mentioned French people, they always looked disdainful or rolled their eyes.
They are indeed arrogant, lazy, and self-righteous. For example, when passing through the Eiffel Tower every day, they pass by the subway shop where breakfast is being settled. A black guy and a white guy never say hello to Yunluo. When Yunluo thanks them, he even disdains to look at Yunluo and just throws the sandwich on the plate.
But Yunluo also met a tall man who was enthusiastic and helpful at the train station. After 7 hours of crazy visits in the Louvre, he went to the nearby food court for dinner with the enthusiastic help of the black guy.
When I booked a hotel, I found a hotel close to Eiffel. It was only less than 20 minutes' walk away. I saw Eiffel's towering figure when I turned around. I had seen Eiffel at many angles in various travel magazines or photography works, but when I really walked in front of her, it was so different.
Perhaps many photography works are taken on the rainy and cloudy weather in Paris. In the impression of clouds, the tower should be dark blue-gray, but when I walked under the tower, I found that it was the rust orange-red color. The tower did not have much decoration. Although it had not yet arrived in the peak tourist season in Paris, it was already crowded everywhere.
The huge square under the tower is already crowded with tourists queuing up the tower. The number is no worse than the scene of the World Expo at that time. According to the guide instructions, the crowds lined up to buy tickets in the square. They can only use lifts to reach the middle of the tower. If you want to go to the top of the tower, you have to continue queuing with tourists on the middle floor to reach the top of the tower.
For Yunluo, who has always hated queuing, he would rather walk around and take a look and decisively give up the idea of climbing the tower, but in fact, this queuing trip is just the beginning.
There are street artists performing every time under the tower. Most of them are surrounded by a large group of audiences, including some interactive games, which do not have high technical content or novelty in comparison.
Eiffel connects the bridge across the Seine River and leads directly to a high square hall. It now seems to be a museum, and the other end is connected to a large French square. On the other end of the square, there is a cross-border road, and the famous military museum is the legendary Napoleon lived there before.
Similar to Belgium, the French also like to trim the tall trees of the square into square shapes, which look like green corridors from a distance. However, the French are obviously more casual about the maintenance of the square. Belgium uses marble or bluestone to pave the square, while the French squares.
Whether it is the square behind Eiffel or the square leading to the obelisk in front of the Louvre, they are just filled with sand. They are uneven and there will be large and small water holes on rainy days. It is very inconvenient.
Moreover, in the square behind Eiffel, such a famous attraction, the area that should have been a lawn is deserted. Even if the grass is surrounded by a raised wire fence, the wire mesh is destroyed in many places, and the grass in it is still sparse and a dilapidated scene.
It is particularly mentioned here. Many travel guides also indicate that in many attractions in Paris, there is a game called guessing black and white. In fact, it is a few jars, with only one jar putting things in it. Then exchange the locations and ask you which jar has something in it.
Although the Paris police did not allow it, such random stalls were still banned. Moreover, a local Parisian also told Yunluo that these were all scams. There were also accomplices around these stalls who pretended to win money for tourists to see. Yunluo had also seen many tourists who were really fooled and started playing. Of course, there was nothing to say about winning or losing.
Moreover, there will be many black vendors selling Eiffel models or scarves souvenirs around the attractions. Most of them will walk in groups at various attractions, and tourists will come forward to promote them when they see them.
At first, Yun Luo was very afraid of them and deliberately bypassed them. Most of these black vendors had no white bloodline. They definitely only saw a row of teeth and white eyes when they went out at night. Moreover, they were tall and tall horses surrounded the tourists in groups. As a single woman, Yun Luo always made Yun Luo very alert whenever he saw them.
Almost every day, Yunluo would pass by Eiffel on his way back to the hotel. Yunluo gradually realized that they had no other malicious intentions or stealing things, and the souvenirs were not expensive, so he bought two small tower models from one of the guys.
The guy also thoughtfully gave a golden and silver tower keychain. Fortunately, Chunchun sent a message that day to warn Yunluo of new ways of cheating, otherwise Yunluo might have lost a camera. More importantly, Yunluo's photos and memories along the way were all inside. If it was lost, it would be a big blow to Yunluo.
There will be some people wandering around the attractions in Paris. When they see tourists taking photos, they come forward and ask if they need help taking pictures. Once you give them the camera, maybe this is the last time you see your camera in your life. They will not return it to you after taking the camera.
On that day, Yunluo met two Lebanese men on the museum viewing platform opposite the tower. He asked Yunluo if he needed their help to take photos. Yunluo refused flatly and quickly left.
It is also worth reminding that if you see someone holding a roll of paper on the side of the road and wandering around the traffic lights, please be careful. One day, the clouds fell back on the way back to the hotel, and you also saw a black guy holding a roll of newspaper in his hand around the Eiffel Tower. He kept looking around next to the traffic lights, and it seemed that he was alone.
But when I looked carefully at the black people around him, they actually had eye contact with him, and it seemed that there was hope for the wind. Somehow Yun Luo felt that the newspaper in his hand might have a blade that cuts the bags of tourists. Even if the green light was on, I was not in a hurry to cross the road, but was wandering and waiting.
It was dark in Europe, and it was not until around 8 pm that the genius began to get darker in Paris. Before 8 o'clock, Yun Luo had already returned to the hotel. Because many strategies said that it was not suitable for wandering outside alone when Paris was night, all the night scenes of the famous Eiffel Tower missed Yun Luo.
However, Yunluo was still very glad to have paid special attention to safety along the way, which made Yunluo's journey smooth and safe. The next day was Yunluo's itinerary. Yunluo reserved a whole day for the Louvre, but the entire Louvre was like the legendary one, and it would not be too long to stay there for a month.
Yun Luo has seen many promotional pictures of the Louvre, but this time he was in a strange place for the first time. First of all, its scale is incomparable to any museum. The majestic and spectacular Louvre is incomparable to the famous Palace of Versailles in the remote suburbs, in a place like Paris where every inch of land is valuable.
The Louvre can stand so large that you can move forward along the square at the opening of the Louvre and reach the obelisk, then the Champs Elysees, and finally the Arc de Triomphe, all on the same horizontal axis.
Chapter completed!